France vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

France
0.5453 units per person
in 2023
Japan
0.4765 units per person
in 2023
France rank
5th
Japan rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.5453 units per person against 0.4765 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0688 units per person.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0529 units per person 0.0561 units per person 0.0032 units per person Japan
1970s 0.1348 units per person 0.2334 units per person 0.0986 units per person Japan
1980s 0.3893 units per person 0.3753 units per person 0.014 units per person France
1990s 0.5331 units per person 0.4826 units per person 0.0505 units per person France
2000s 0.5539 units per person 0.4578 units per person 0.0961 units per person France
2010s 0.5902 units per person 0.5028 units per person 0.0873 units per person France
2020s 0.5551 units per person 0.4849 units per person 0.0702 units per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, France or Japan?
France, at 0.5453 units per person against 0.4765 units per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between France and Japan?
0.0688 units per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.